Circolo di lettura. Gli anni settanta nella letteratura di oggi. Trattato di economia affettiva, di Paolo Nelli
Incontro del circolo di lettura, condotto da Paolo NelliGli ultimi incontri del circolo di lettura sono stati dedicati agli anni settanta nella letteratura di oggi. Gli anni settanta, per molte ragioni, hanno segnato la storia d’Italia e oggi, anche in ambito letterario, si assiste a un’attenzione sempre maggiore nei loro confronti. Sia scrittori che li […]
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Cinema Made in Italy 2019
Within the framework of the second edition of the Festival “Fare Cinema” – organised all over the world by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – the Italian Cultural Institute together with Cinecittà Luce and Ciné Lumière in London are glad to present the 9th edition of “Cinema Made in Italy”, celebrating […]
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CANTA ARLECCHINO! – Festa di Carnevale per bambini con Susanna Paisio
Con e di Susanna Paisio, regia e consulenza al testo di Carola Benedetto e Luciana Ciliento. Recital e workshop CANTA ARLECCHINO! per bambini dai 4 ai 9 anni. Canzoni e filastrocche musicate e arrangiate per chitarra Arlecchino è stato cacciato dal padrone, che lo ha sorpreso nascosto in cantina a mangiare le sue salsicce. Dopo mille […]
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Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
Talk by Rosalind McKever Umberto Boccioni’s 1913 sculpture Unique Forms of Continuity in Space is one of the most iconic artworks of the twentieth century. The fame of this Futurist masterpiece within Italy, where it appears on the 20-cent coin, has spread worldwide thanks to bronze casts in museums from Tate Modern to the Museum […]
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The via Panisperna boys (I ragazzi di via Panisperna) by Gianni Amelio
In Italian, no subtitles. Director: Gianni AmelioWriters: Vincenzo Cerami, Gianni AmelioCast: Andrea Prodan, Ennio Fantastichini, Michele Melega, Laura Morante1h 23’| Biography, Drama | 1988 The Via Panisperna boys were a group of young scientists led by Enrico Fermi. In Rome in 1934, they made the famous discovery of slow neutrons which later made possible the […]
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Valerio Magrelli: a detective in verses
A new stage in the English-Italian dialogue on crime literature with poet Valerio Magrelli, poet and translator Jamie McKendrick and Karen Robinson, from The Times Crime Club. Valerio Magrelli’s new collection of poems Il commissario Magrelli is introduced by a declaration in which he states that, since nowadays all books have an investigator, he decided to become […]
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La più bella del mondo – The most beautiful in the world #2
10 talks on the Italian language “The most beautiful in the world” is supposed to be a supermodel and yet in Italy the expression is more often than not used to define Italian language. Is Italian truly the most beautiful language in the world? It is commonplace, due to either italophilia or nationalism, but is […]
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Black Pasta
Presentation of the book by Elena HarveyWith Robert Harvey and Caroline Moorehead This event is organised in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in London Black Pasta is a riveting story of a beautiful, feisty young aristocrat, Elena Curtopassi, growing up under Mussolini. She endures the German occupation of Rome, witnesses Adolf Hitler’s triumphant parade […]
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The Society of Authors – Translation Prizes
This event will take place at The Knowledge Centre, British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2DB On 13 February the Knowledge Centre of the British Library is hosting the annual translation prizes presentation evening of The Society of Authors. Outstanding translations from Arabic, Italian, German, French, Swedish, and Spanish, as well as the TA […]
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“On Birds”: a lecture-performance by artist Gernot Wieland
A performance by artist Gernot Wieland followed by a conversation with art historian Martina Mazzotta In collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum and Belmacz London. Austrian-born, Berlin based artist Gernot Wieland analyses the potential role of art in psychiatric contexts through his new lecture-performance based on the research he led during his residency at Cripta747 […]
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